David Copperfield
Chapter 43: Another Retrospect
by Charles Dickens
David and Dora are married.
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Babbitt
Chapter 2
by Sinclair Lewis
The Babbitt family assembles for breakfast. The reader is introduced to the Babbitt children, Verona, Ted, and little Tinka.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 15: Covey, the Negro Breaker
by Frederick Douglass
Mr. Douglass is sent to the home of Mr. Edward Covey "to be broken", by Master Thomas Auld.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 30: The Fifth of September
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
M. Morrel is saved from bankruptcy.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 3, Scene 4
by William Shakespeare
Portia, eager to assist Antonio, prays for the safe return of Bassanio and Antonio's well-being.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 5: Polynesia
by Hugh Lofting
En route to the Stubbins home, Doctor Dolittle describes Polynesia and the role she played in his development as a doctor and his understanding of various animal languages. An old friend makes a surprise visit bringing word of various friends and acquaintances.
A Little Princess
Chapter 15: The Magic
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Minchin scolds the cook, which results in Sara being on the wrong end of the cooks temper.
Winesburg, Ohio
Introduction by Irving Howe
by Sherwood Anderson
Introduction to the book by Irving Howe.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 40: In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Pitt sends an invitation to family. Rebecca continues to make grand plans.
Deductive Logic
Exercises Part 3
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Spectacles
by Edgar Allan Poe
The narrators vanity puts him in an embarrassing situation.
The Four Million
"A Service of Love"
by O. Henry
A couple unknowingly makes sacrifices for one another.
Gulliver's Travels
Part One: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 6
by Jonathan Swift
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. The author’s way of living in that country. His vindication of a great lady.
The Blithedale Romance
Chapter XIII: “Zenobia’s Legend”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Zenobia tells a legend involving the mystery of the Veiled Lady.
Behind the Scenes
Chapter 15: The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York
by Elizabeth Keckley
Mrs. Lincoln's debts force her to part with some of her wardrobe.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 15: The Home-Coming of 'Rastus Smith
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
No one is more excited about the homecoming of Erastus Smith, than his old childhood sweetheart Sally Martin.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 96: The Contract
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Andrea Cavalcanti and Mademoiselle Danglers are to be married at Danglers' house.
Great Expectations
Chapter 33
by Charles Dickens
Estella's visit fills Pip with optimism.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Berenice
by Edgar Allan Poe
Egaeus is greatly affected by the burial of his long-suffering cousin.
My Bondage and My Freedom
Chapter 7: Life in the Great House
by Frederick Douglass
With his duties now moved to the Great House Farm, Mr. Douglass experiences another aspect of slave life.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat
Chapter 10
by Ross Kay
As the boys continue on the chapter describes the banter between them as they switch their posts and continue sailing. However, the motor boat begins to drift and they are not sure how far off course they have gotten and do not know if help will be on the way.
Jane Eyre
Chapter I
by Charlotte Brontë
The novel opens on a dreary November afternoon at Gateshead, the home of the wealthy Reed family. A young girl named Jane Eyre sits in the drawing room reading Bewick’s History of British Birds. Jane’s aunt, Mrs. Reed, has forbidden her niece to play with her cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and the bullying John. John chides Jane for being a lowly orphan who is only permitted to live with the Reeds because of his mother’s charity. John then hurls a book at the young girl, pushing her to the end of her patience. Jane finally erupts, and the two cousins fight. Mrs. Reed holds Jane responsible for the scuffle and sends her to the “red-room”—the frightening chamber in which her Uncle Reed died—as punishment.
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“When Little Bear Bragged”
by Frances Margaret Fox
After his mother told him the story about the tortoise and the hare, Little Bear became boastful. His father challenged him to race Grandpa Tortoise and after becoming distracted, Little Bear lost the race.
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Winter Animals
by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau observes the winter wildlife at Walden Pond.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise
by Andrew Lang
A brother and sister forsake their younger brother, who turns into a wolf.